What is one decision in the last year that the City Council got right and why would you have supported it?

Every year we make the decision to keep our time honored budget process. Originally adopted in the 1970s, every year we review our city finances based upon 10-year financial forecasting and a two-year operating budget. This is especially important, for instance, if we suddenly have a major unexpected expense. We responsibly budget our monies and plan ahead to be ready for a rainy day and possibly a major expense. I plan to continue this practice into the future.

What is one decision in the last year the City Council got wrong, or partially wrong, and why would you have voted differently?

This last year our city adopted additional water conversation regulations as proposed by the Metropolitan Water District. While this might appear to be timely given the federal court ruling that ordered a massive reduction in water supplies from the State Water Project and Central Valley Project to protect the Delta smelt, however, recent data shows that Fountain Valley was exceeding water conservations standards as a whole and acting responsibly with water usage.

It does not seem appropriate to reward responsible behavior by wheeling out new burdensome regulations (one councilmember referred to the new regulations as Draconian).